Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a)
Stream crossings shall be classified as tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, or tier 4 as
specified in Env-Wt
904.03(a),
Env-Wt
904.04(a),
Env-Wt
904.05(a), or
Env-Wt
904.06(a), respectively.
(b) A stream crossing project shall be
classified as minimum impact, minor impact, or major impact based on (e)
through (g), below.
(c) The
requirements for the design of a stream crossing and the information that must
be submitted with the application shall be based on the tier classification of
the crossing, regardless of whether the project is a minimum impact, minor
impact, or major impact project, except that if a tier 3 stream crossing is
downgraded to a tier 2 or tier 1 crossing pursuant to
Env-Wt
904.05(b) or (c), the design and
application submission requirements of the final classification shall
apply.
(d) The classification of a
stream crossing project as minimum impact, minor impact, or major impact shall
be used to determine the fee that must be submitted with the application and
how the application is processed.
(e) A project shall be classified as a
minimum impact project if (f) and (g), below, do not apply, only one stream
crossing is included in the project, and the sole stream crossing is:
(1) A new tier 1 stream crossing that:
a. Meets the criteria of
Env-Wt
904.03(b); and
b. Impacts less than 50 LF as measured along
the thread of the channel;
(2) A repair of a tier 1 or tier 2 stream
crossing that meets the criteria of
Env-Wt
904.08, with no size limitation;
(3) A repair of a tier 3 stream crossing that
meets all criteria of
Env-Wt
904.09, with no size limitation;
(4) A replacement tier 1 stream crossing
that:
a. Meets the criteria of
Env-Wt
904.08; and
b. Impacts less than 50 LF as measured along
the thread of the channel;
(5) A tier 1 or tier 2 temporary crossing
that meets all criteria of
Env-Wt
904.07; or
(6) A repair of a tier 4 crossing provided:
a. The project is reviewed with department
staff in a pre-design meeting;
b.
The impacts are less than 3,000 SF or less than 50 LF, measured as specified in
Env-Wt
407.03;
c.
There are no documented occurrences of protected species or habitat;
and
d. No waivers of any
requirements in Env-Wt 300, Env-Wt 600, or Env-Wt 900 are
needed.
(f) A
project shall be classified as a minor impact project if (g), below, does not
apply, and:
(1) Only one stream crossing is
included in the project, and that stream crossing is:
a. A new tier 1 stream crossing for which a
waiver or approval of an alternative design is being sought as specified in
Env-Wt
904.03(c);
b. A new tier 2 stream crossing that meets
the criteria of Env-Wt
904.04(b);
c. A repair of a tier 1 or tier 2 stream
crossing that impacts less than 200 LF for which one or more waivers of the
criteria in Env-Wt 904.08 are being
requested;
d. A repair of a tier 4
crossing that meets all criteria of
Env-Wt
904.09 and impacts less than 200 LF;
e. A replacement tier 2 stream crossing that
meets the criteria of
Env-Wt
904.08; or
f. Rehabilitation of a tier 1 or tier 2
stream crossing that meets the criteria of
Env-Wt
904.08; or
(2) The crossing is part of a larger crossing
that meets the criteria for a minor impact project specified in Env-Wt
400.
(g) A stream
crossing project shall be classified as a major impact project if:
(1) The stream crossing is a new tier 3 or
tier 4 crossing;
(2) The project is
a repair of a tier 3 crossing or a repair of a tier 4 crossing for which one or
more waivers is needed;
(3) The
project is the replacement or rehabilitation of:
a. A tier 1 or tier 2 stream crossing for
which one or more waivers is needed; or
b. A tier 3 or tier 4 stream
crossing;
(4) The stream
crossing is:
a. A temporary tier 1 or tier 2
for which waivers are needed; or
b.
A temporary tier 3 or tier 4; or
(5) The crossing is part of a larger crossing
that meets the criteria for a major project specified in Env-Wt 400, regardless
of the tier classification of the stream crossing that is part of the
project.
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